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New survey is designed to bring the undersea world to users around the world, as well as study the composition and health of the reefs. [Read more]

The brightest exploding star ever seen with the naked eye in recorded history apparently experienced a quick and lonely death, a new study reveals.

IEEE, a worldwide organization of engineers, computer scientists and researchers, inadvertently exposed the usernames and passwords of 100,000 of its members, nearly 25 percent of its total membership, including Apple, G...

How do photographers get those absolutely stunning photos of the stars? Not by aiming a point-and-shoot at the sky. To zoom into galaxies far away you not only need specialized glass—you need the right type of imag...

In 2008, Facebook rolled out a feature that's so taken for granted, you probably don't notice you're looking at it half the time. But today, when you do check out the People You May Know section, it stands out. What's wi...

New online social network CyPop connects people through their common interests rather than friends and family.

Researchers have made 3D reconstructions of two 300-million-year-old insect nymphs by putting the rare fossils under an X-ray.

Well, that didn't take too long -- Google has just announced that it now has another app-related milestone under its proverbial belt. According to a new post on the official Android blog, the Google Play Store has crosse...

In a hilarious court ruling, Apple got denied a trademark on its orange music icon (the one that's on iOS devices) because trademark judges said consumers might confuse the logo with one owned by MySpace. Hah! More ...

The last time I talked up AngelHack, I was impressed that the hackathon had spread to two coasts. Looks like that wasn't enough for founder and CEO Greg Gopman — the fall version of the event has now grown to incl...

I'm totally not suggesting that you do this yourself but if you're so very worried about scratching the iPhone 5 and/or a close follower of scuffgate, or whatever they call it these days, know this: stuff scratches. Espe...

The Crushable Baseball Cap is designed to hold its shape no matter where you put it, cram it, fold it, crush it and so forth. Any amount of abuse and it's still going to look like a baseball cap. If you've tried to pack ...

Code that's making the rounds on the Internet could trigger a factory reset on the handsets without warning, a security researcher discovers. [Read more]

SAN JOSE (Reuters) - Research in Motion offered investors a ray of hope on Tuesday, announcing an unexpected increase in subscriber numbers that sent its shares up 5 percent as the company worked hard to drum up enthusia...

New York City-based video advertising startup Genesis Media has raised $3 million in Series A funding. The round was led by digital media holding company Black Ocean (which had previously invested) and ad tech investors ...

By eating dead animals and other waste, vampire squid can live in parts of the ocean too toxic for most predators

The social network upgrades tools for integrating Facebook into apps on iOS 6. This is a significant upgrade and Android won't be far behind, Facebook says. [Read more]

Combining images taken over the past 10 years in what amounts to a 2 million second time exposure, the Hubble Space Telescope has captured the deepest view of the universe yet achieved. [Read more]

Nothing says "mobile operating system development" quite like a power ballad. RIM re-wrote an REO Speedwagon song to tide its developers over until BlackBerry 10 finally comes out. [Read more]

The Cork Pops VinOice Wine Chiller combines a stainless steel chilling rod with a pour spot. The wine gadget chills wine without having to be removed to serve. [Read more]

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - New Yahoo Inc CEO Marissa Mayer laid out broad goals for the Internet giant in her first companywide address Tuesday, and received an enthusiastic reception from a workforce that has faced years...

SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Google Inc's most senior executive in Brazil was questioned by police and released on Wednesday after the company failed to take down YouTube videos attacking a mayoral candidate in violation of loc...